Introduction to Philosophy : Classical and Contemporary Readings

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Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings,Sixth Edition, is the most comprehensive topically organized collection of classical and contemporary philosophy available. The text includes sections on God and evil, knowledge and reality, the philosophy of science, the mind/body problem, freedom of will, consciousness, ethics, political philosophy, existential issues, and philosophical puzzles and paradoxes. Easy to use for both students and instructors alike, the book incorporatesboldfaced key terms(listed after each reading and defined in the glossary); aguide to writing philosophy papers;and a"Logical Toolkit".The sixth edition includes five new readings--by renowned contemporary philosophers Anthony Brueckner, John Martin Fischer, Alan Goldman, Rosalind Hursthouse, and Thomas Nagel--and additional descriptive material on the authors throughout the book. Anupdated Instructor's Resource CDincludes a test bank of exam questions, sample syllabi, summaries of each reading, and additional pedagogical tools.A Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/perryfeatures the same material included on the CD and also links to a separate site for students, which offers multiple-choice self-quizzes; pedagogical material; and an interactive blog featuring recommended websites, news articles, helpful anecdotes, and interviews.

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Philosophy

Introduction: On the Study of Philosophy

Logical Toolkit

Writing Philosophy Papers

The Value of Philosophy

Plato, Apology: Defence of Socrates

God and Evil

Why Believe?

The Ontological Argument

The Existence of God

Natural Theology

The Wager

Why I Am Not a Christian

The Problem of Evil

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

God, Evil, and the Best of All Possible Worlds

Dialogue on Good, Evil, and the Existence of God

Knowledge and Reality

Plato and the Concept of Knowledge

Theaetetus

Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?

Descartes and the Problems of Skepticism

Meditations on First Philosophy

Bad Dreams, Evil Demons, and the Experience Machine: Philosophy and The Matrix